Children in Need: Boy learns to walk again after life-saving surgery
Chace, 11, from Warwickshire, has been supported by Shine a Light, a childhood cancer charity. Source link
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Florence Welch says she had life-saving surgery after ectopic pregnancy
Singer Florence Welch has revealed she underwent life-saving emergency surgery after experiencing an ectopic pregnancy in August 2023. The Grammy nominee told the Guardian she was unknowingly suffering serious internal bleeding while performing on stage at a festival, telling the paper her pregnancy was “the closest I came to death”. She was diagnosed with a … Read more
Lifesaving stem cell centre in Nottingham welcomes first donors
Rob Sissons, East Midlands health correspondent BBC Jordan was one of the first donors to give stem cells at the new centre, which collects cells for NHS transplants from people across the UK The UK’s first stem cell collection centre strictly dedicated to transplants has started welcoming donors. The Anthony Nolan Cell Collection Centre, based … Read more
I’ve stopped life-saving medication says man exhausted by fight for NHS care
Adam Eley Social affairs producer BBC Tim has been unable to leave his bed since February of this year Tim Hull can point to many achievements during his 56 years. He’s run his own handyman business and housed Ukrainian refugees for two years. He’s even been in the Guinness Book of Records: at nearly 7ft … Read more
Shropshire patients thank blood donors for life-saving plasma
A patient from Telford who needed a lifesaving treatment developed from blood plasma has thanked donors. Over the past three years, thousands of litres of blood from donors across England has been stored and now it has been turned into immunoglobulin, which helps the body’s immune response. It marks the first time in 25 years … Read more
Lifesaving overdose drug naloxone to have at home in England
Addicts at risk of an opioid overdose in England will get supplies of the antidote for emergency use. Source link
NHS patients in England can have life-saving heart drug tafamidis
The once a day pill Tafamidis is now available on the NHS in England. Source link
Footballer Tom Lockyer shows life-saving defibrillator in his chest
Wales international footballer Tom Lockyer has shown BBC Breakfast’s Sally Nugent the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) he has had fitted in his chest. The Luton Town defender, 29, collapsed on the pitch after suffering a cardiac arrest during a Premier League match against Bournemouth in December. ICDs are designed to restart the heart instantly in case … Read more
Tele-MANAS counselling services prove life-saving for many in State
Staff attend calls at the tele-mental healthcare service centre on the premises of Siddhartha Medical College in Vijayawada. | Photo Credit: GIRI K.V.S. Mental health issues among people are on the rise of late and access to mental healthcare is still a distant dream for many, particularly those in rural areas. To make mental healthcare … Read more
eSanjeevani now life-saving app for common man: PM – ET HealthWorld
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Sunday termed e-Sanjeevani app, a free telemedicine service run by the Centre, a ‘lifesaving app’ for the common man. In his monthly radio broadcast ‘Mann Ki Baat‘, the PM said more than 10 crore people have availed tele-consultation through the app till date. “…E-Sanjeevani is becoming a life-saving app … Read more